New records of Rhinolophus beddomei Andersen, 1905 (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) from central peninsular region of India, including echolocation call characteristics.

The nominate subspecies of the lesser woolly horseshoe bat Rhinolophus beddomei, Andersen, 1905 was known only from the Western Ghats and two localities in the Eastern Ghats in the peninsular India. In the past few years, we have observed this species from other locations spanning between these two hill ranges, and through this short note we report its presence from central peninsular region of India based on voucher specimens. We also provide the echolocation call characteristics of this species and suggest that the Thailand record of R. beddomei could possibly represent a separate species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]